Come Support Food & Water Watch at their Annual Benefit Gala : Fighting for A Better Future on Wednesday, November 14th! 

Join Food & Water Watch supporters as we come together in New York City to celebrate the progressive movement and the progress made in championing healthy food and clean water for all. This year, we are thrilled to honor writer, filmmaker and activist Jon Bowermaster for his contributions to the environmental community.

Wednesday, November 14, 2018
6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Project Farmhouse
76 East 13th Street
New York, NY 10003

6:00 p.m. Cocktail Reception and live music by PAMA Jazz Quartet
6:45 p.m. Formal program led by Food & Water Watch Founder and Executive Director Wenonah Hauter, honoring Jon Bowermaster and recognizing Todd “Tif” Fernandez and Dee Aherne

Event Chairs: Karen & Dr Alan Warren and Nancy Hughes

Host Committee: Arden Down, Christine & Luke Elliott-Negri, Madelaine Haberman & Michael Sprung, Susan E. Gladstone, Ann H. Logan, Stephanie Low, Alan Messer, Lisa Schubert, Susan Weltman & Steve Jervis, and John Wetherhold (list in formation)

Honoree: Jon Bowermaster
Writer, filmmaker, adventurer and activist, Jon is a six-time grantee of the National Geographic Expeditions Council. Jon has traveled the world documenting how our planet is faring in today’s changing world.

His notable work includes the OCEANS 8 expeditions for National Geographic that explored the farthest reaches of Earth’s oceans. Jon has also written eleven books and produced/directed more than thirty documentary films. His feature documentaries include Dear President Obama; Antarctica, on the Edge; After the Spill and Ghost Fleet. Closer to home in New York, Jon and his Oceans 8 Films team have focused on a series of short films about the environmental risks, and hopes, in the Hudson Valley and along the Hudson River. His amazing work has inspired all of us to be better stewards of our home. You can learn more at oceans8films.com and hudsonriverstories.com.

Jon lives in New York’s Hudson Valley. He is the President of the One Ocean Media Foundation and Chairman of the Advisory Board of Adventurers and Scientists for Conservation.

Volunteer Recognition: Todd “Tif” Fernandez and Dee Aherne
Special recognition and thank you to Todd “Tif” Fernandez and Dee Aherne from 350NYC.org and Climate Action Mondays. Launched in 2018, Climate Action Mondays is mobilizing the climate vote and uniting activists and Congress behind The OFF Fossil Fuels Act, mandating 100% renewable energy by 2035, and The No Fossil Fuel Money Pledge. See more at www.ClimateActionMondays.org.

For questions, contact: Tamara Tripp, Regional Director of Development, at 347-774-4698 or ttripp@fwwatch.org.

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